All mountain skis
Product 2023
Woman, Man
This is an amazing ski because it is a mix between a freeride and a carving ski. You can enjoy the wide tip, the front and rear lift which give excellent riding control: you stay above the snow whatever happens. But you also have the power of a carving ski on compact snow.
We had a bit of trouble with this Kästle PX 81 because it flat pivots very quickly and oversteers: at times it’s a bit confusing, you have to know how to manage it and not be taken by surprise. But as soon as you lean into the edge carving it runs free on its curve. You must be well-balanced and be able to handle the oversteer.Once you are well positioned, it glides: it isn’t brilliant carving but it delivers exciting turns.
You have to realise that you have this versatility that allows you to go off-piste or on the edge of the runs. It works really well in choppy spring snow.
Its spatula vibrates a little and makes a particular noise. For a minute we thought this Kästle PX 81 had a bit of rocker but it’s not the case. A very well-built ski, beautiful metal insert in the tip. Quite surprisingly, we quite liked this Kästle PX 81’s medium or very long turn radius.
On slightly tighter turns, it isn’t very exciting because it slips out quite quickly; it oversteers and doesn’t have great stability. It rides much better when you increase the speed, and lengthen the radius.
If you push the angulation far enough on the Kästle PX 81, it won’t slip and has excellent grip underfoot. It is a light ski with fairly good glide. A ski good for teaching skiing, even if it lacks a bit of fluidity on certain types of turns.
We used this equipment over a long period of time
These are our thoughts after intensive use:
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